2023 Best Communication & Media Studies Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania
Finding the Best Communication & Media Studies Associate Degree School for You
With 2,218 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, communication and media studies is the #21 most popular major in Pennsylvania.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Communication & Media Studies Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 2 schools in Pennsylvania to see which ones offered the best associate degree programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.
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2023 Best Communication & Media Studies Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania
The following schools top our list of the Best Communication & Media Studies Associate Degree Colleges.
Top Pennsylvania Schools for an Associate in Communication & Media Studies
Our 2023 rankings named Elizabethtown College the best school in Pennsylvania for communication and media studies students working on their associate degree. Etown is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Elizabethtown.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Community College of Philadelphia. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Communication & Media Studies Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Community College of Philadelphia is a fairly large public school located in the city of Philadelphia.
On average, communications graduates from Community College of Philadelphia take out $15,597 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.
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Request InformationBest Communication & Media Studies Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| New York | 4,480 |
| Maryland | 1,274 |
| New Jersey | 1,539 |
| District of Columbia | 200 |
| Delaware | 239 |
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Rankings in Majors Related to Communications
One of 5 majors within the area of study, communication and media studies has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Public Relations & Advertising | 21,099 |
| Radio, Television & Digital Communication | 17,669 |
| Journalism | 13,552 |
| Communication & Journalism (Other) | 1,128 |
| Publishing | 336 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 2 schools only.
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to UNU-WIDER from Helsinki, Finland.
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